Inside The Bills

Quarterback Tarvaris Jackson spent last year on the Buffalo Bills roster. But it ended there. He never took a snap in a game.

Now, with a new contract, Jackson is back and looking forward to competing for playing time at the quarterback position.

Jackson was on hand this week for the start of the Bills Voluntary Offseason Conditioning program. And he told reporters at One Bills Drive he’s looking forward to a second chance to show the coaching staff that he can play.

“I haven’t played in a whole year,” he said. “I just came here last year trying to learn as much as possible, just in case something happened. I didn’t really know how things would play out. Every year in the NFL, you gotta put it on tape. Right now, I’m just trying to compete and get better.”

The Bills acquired Jackson in a trade with Seattle last August. He was inactive for all 16-games, but the Bills re-signed him to a free agent contract in February. Jackson says his understanding with Bills GM Buddy Nix essentially hasn’t changed since he came here last August–he’s expected to work hard and see if he can get some playing time at quarterback.

“He mentioned just when I first got here, just come here and learn as much as I could, and we’ll see what happens,” Jackson said. “Nothing really happened. We just talked about how things played out, and it will be a little different this year–I get a chance to compete. That’s all you can really ask for.”